Ash-sifter.



M. L. SOBRA.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1912.

Patented Dec.9,1913.

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0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ASH-SIFTER.

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Application filed April 2, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

Serial No. 687,999.

To all whom t may concern.'

Beit known that I, MARQUERITE L. Solana, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Sifters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ash receptacles and sifters, and has for its object the production of an eiiicient sifter which is made in a compact form so as to prevent the dust from the ashes from flying out of the receptacle.

Another object of this invention is the roduction of an eiiicient ash receptacle and sifter, the different sections of which may be separated so as to allow the ashreceiving portion thereof to be readily detached from the sifter section, whereby the ashes may be conveniently dumped from the ash receiving section.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novelconstructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle and sifter. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. l is an enlarged detail view of the door mechanism for controlling the outlet from the sifting cylinder. Fig. 5 is an enlarged front elevation of the means for holding the doors of the receptacle in a closed position. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective of a modified form of the invention showing the ash receptacle and sifter of a cylindrical form.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the ash receptacle may either be made of a rectangular or cylindrical structure and this receptacle comprises alower ash receiving section 1, and an upper sifter 2. The lower ash receiving receptacle 1 has its bottom provided with inclined walls 3 for preventing the ashes from collecting along the lower edge of the receptacle and also preventing the bottom receptacle from being battered by coming in contact with foreign objects. The section 1 is supported upon the rollers 4 for facilitating the conveyance of the ash receptacle from place to place. i rim 5 passes around the upper edge of the lower section 1, and extends for a short dis* tance above the upper edge of the section 1 to form a protector rim for holding the upper sifter section 2 in a correct position upon the upper edge of the lower section 1. This rim 5 may be held upon the section 1 by means of rivets or other suitable fastening means. A. hook 6 is carried upon the front and rear of the sect-ion 1 near the upper edge thereof, and this hook comprises the laterally extending ear 7 which ear is provided with a socket 8 for constituting means to be engaged by the bail of a bucket or coal scuttle for supporting the coal scuttle upon the body of the ash receptacle. One of the hooks 6 is placed directly under the cinder or coal discharge opening 9, and this hook is adapted to receive the bail of the bucket or coal scuttle to receive the cinders or coal as the same are discharged from the sifting screen. n

The upper sifter section 2 of the ash receptacle, as stated above rests upon the upper edge of the lower section 1, and is provided with a coal discharge opening 9, which opening is adapted to be closed by means of a vertically sliding door 10. This sliding door 10 works in a pocket 11 carried by the inner face of the receptacle 1, and the door 10 is provided with a knob 12. This knob 12 is indicated by means of a pivoted hook 13 which lits around the reduced shank of the knob 12 and holds the door in a closed position. An opening 14.- is formed in the lower section 1, and this opening is closed by means of a door 15, which door is held in a closed position by means of a hook 16 engaging the knob 17 similar to that described in connection with the door 10. The opening 111 is so provided in the lower section 1 as to allow easy access to be had to the lower section of the receptacle without removing the upper section therefrom.

A sifting cylinder 18 is rotatably mounted upon a shaft 19, which shaft is operate by means of a crank 20. This sifting cylinder 18 is formed of wire mesh or may be formed of any other desired material for accomplishing the purpose and this wire mesh is reinforced at its outer end by means of a cylindrical band 21 and constituting a rim. The inner end of the cylinder 18 is reinforced by means of a cylindrical band 22, and this band 22 is braced by means of diagonally extending braces 23 which braces engage the inner edge of the band 22 and engage a collar 24; carried by the shaft 19.

u explained, this receptacle may be made ot The band 22 is mounted, and travels within a band 25 supported within the upper section 2, and this band 25 constitutes a guiding means tor the sitting cylinder 18. and.

holds the same against lateral play within the section 2. This band 25 is dependent trom the lower edge ot the wall 26 which wall constitutes a bottom tor the receptacle 27, which receptacle 27 is termed near the top ot the section 2 ot the ash sitting poition. A partitie-n 28 is termed at the end` ot the compartment 27 so as to seal the same against the entrance ot dust trom the ashes, and the upper end ot this compartment 27:: is closed by means ot an upwardly swinging. door 29. This receptacle may be used to hold gloves or too-ls it so desired, or the; operator may place his lunch therein without vtear otthe same becoming corroded with dust tromthe ashes.

A locking-rib 30 is termed4 upon the door.y 29 and this locking rib engages the edge ot; the overhanging flange 31 on the top otg the section 2 tor normally holding the doen 29 in a closed position. The section 2 is. provided upon its rear with an inclined surtace 32 which constitutes an entrance opening tor the ashes to be emptied in the ash. receptacle or upon the ash sitting screen.` This ash entering opening 32 is normally closedv by means ot an upwardly swinging door 35iwhich door is normallyl held in a;- closed position by means ot a lockingrib tormednear the lower edge ot the door 34.j A'sitting screen 36 is positioned directly below the opening 32, and extends trom the rear wall ot the section 2 to the edge ot the rim 22 ot the sitter 18. This sieve 36 is s ufp `ortedby means ot inclined wall iianges 37, which tianges direct the yashes toward l the sieve 3.6, as the same are emptied through the ash opening 32. It. should be under-l stood that as. the ashes are emptied into theVV ashsitting section considerable ot the loose ashes'will tall through the screen ot the sitter 36 but theashes which are more compact will slide downv uponthe sitter 18, and by rotating the sitter, the same will be agitated soas to allow the loose ashes to bereadily disintegratedy trom the cinders.

A n article supporting band 38 is carried near'the upper end ot the section 2 ot the ash sitting receptacle and this band is provided" with outwardly projecting, upwardly extending hooks 39 upon which hooks he hung shovels, tools or any article desired, therebyfmaking it possible to have the ordinary tools ot necessity in such ya place as to allow easy access to be had thereto.

As.l illustrated in F ig. 6, and as previously any desired shape, and by referring to Fig, 6;,itgwil1l be seenthatthe same comprises a lower section la and an upperv sieve c mtain-y ing section 2, thelower section lEL having Vstated in the above specication, itrwil'lwith a cinder discharge sectiOn and an inclined lower edge 3 tor preventing ashes trein congregating in the corners ot the receptacle la, and tor preventing the battering' ot the receptacle at its lower end, which would be likely to cause the receptacle to become worn and perhaps broken, thereby allowing the ashes to drop out upon the floor.

The hooks 7 may be used as handlesto litt the device, and facili-tate the carrying ot the same trom place to place. A widened web portion is tormed adjacentto the hook 7 as indicated in F ig. l tor directing the coal or eind-.ers trom the discharge opening to prevent the cinders or coal troni vdropping over the side edges ot the receptacle adapted' to receive the ciiiders.

Ot course, it should be understood that this invention may b e modified inits detail: mechanical construction without departing trom the spirit ot the invention.

As illustrated in Fig. 2, andas previously be seen that the widened portions tormedy ad'- jacent the hook 7 will constitute a continu- 4ous chiite tor directing the cindersinto the receptacle which is adapted to be supported by the hook 7, and that these widened-portions will direct the cindersinto the recep-` tacle and prevent thel cinders trom dropping over the sides thereot. l

l/Vhat isv claimed is l. A receptacle ot the class described comprising a base and an upper ash sittingy section, said ash sitting section provided opening, a door slidably mounted withinsaid base ot sa-idl lower capable ot being moved upwardly to close said cinder discharge opening, and means carried by saidv ash sitting section tor holding said door in a closed position upon said discharge opening.

2. A receptacle ot the class describedv comprising a body, a sitter carried by the upper end ot said body, said body provided'with a cinder discharge opening substantial alinement with the lower wall ot` said sitter, and bucket supporting means supported adjacent saidcinder discharge opening in substantial alinement` with said discharge opening and the lower wallet said sitter and: constituting a continuation ot the discharge opening and sitter, tor guiding cinders into a bucket adapted to be carried by said vbucket supporting means. i Y

3. A receptacle ot the class describedcomprising a body, a sitter carried by said body,

said body provided'with a discharge openling in substantialy alinement with the lower wall ot said sitter, a bucket supporting hook carried adjacent said discharge opening and in substantial alinenient'with therbottom ot said opening and the bottom wall ot said sitter, said bucket supporting hook provided with a supportingnotch adjacent its outer end adapted to receive the bail of abucket, and nieans formed adjacent said hook for directing cinders into a bucket adapted to be carried thereby.

4. A receptacle of the class described cornprising a lower section and an upper section, said upper section provided with a sitter, said upper section provided with a cinder discharge opening in alinement with the bottorn wall of said sitter, a bucket supporting hook carried by said lower section in substantial alincrnent with the lower edge o said discharge opening and the lower wall of said sitter, and means Jformed adjacent said hook for directing cinders into a bucket adapted to be carried thereby as the cinders are discharged from the discharge opening in said upper section.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the MARQUERITE L. SOBRA.

Witnesses:

RvrNG L. McCATI-IRAN, Ross J. WooDWARD.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

for consti- 

